Chp 215. And the next Mizoram Govt is…

LIVE blogging the Mizoram Election result from Mumbai. Please refresh page for latest.

9:50 AM

With a record 80% voters turnout in the recent Mizoram election, politics has indeed been the main topic of discussion when two or more Mizos meet.

Just last night too I was hanging out at South Mumbai with a couple of Mizos and we hardly noticed the women around us. A couple of Mumbai Mizos’ dads are currently standing in this election in Mizoram, so if Congress wins, Mumbai Mizos expect to see more visits at Gokul's

Currently leading: Congress: 6 MNF: 3 UDA: 0

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10:00 AM

For more info on some of the political parties (better late than never), check out my friend zo-patriot’s blog:
| Congress
| MNF – Mizo National Front
| MPC - Mizoram People’s Conference

And the list of candidates in the Mizoram Election 2008.

Currently leading: Congress: 7 MNF: 2 UDA: 0

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10:20 AM

An interesting analysis by my friends at samaw.com

Rajiv Nagar, a village in Mamit disctrict threw out interesting numbers! The number of voters in Rajiv Nagar-I is 888 and the number of voters in Rajiv Nagar-II is 666! With 888 and 666 both representing the number of Jesus and the Beast respectively, it is even more ironic that these two numbers came up for these two adjacent polling stations!

Currently leading: Congress: 10 MNF: 1 UDA: 0

Reports of Pu Lalthanhawla - Congress chief whip winning the South Tuipui constituency just got confirmed. All hail the King!

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10:40 AM

If you are in office (like me) with no TV/radio around, here are the sources from the internet where you can catch LIVE updates and discussion:

CNN IBN – LIVE TV streaming
IBN Live - LIVE update
Rediff LIVE coverage – Mizoram Assembly Election 2008
e-Mizoram - LIVE TV streaming from Mizoram (thanx Simjazz!)

Discussions here at:

misual.com - Inthlan result
lawrkhawm.com - Mizoram Election 2008 – Result

Currently leading: Congress: 11 MNF: 3 UDA: 0

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11:00 AM

Reports just in of ZNP president Pu Lalduhawma losing in his constituency! Oh a big disaster for all UDA supporters!

UDA (United Democratic Alliance) = Alliance between ZNP and MPC. This may also affect all Brigadier T.Sailo’s fans as he is the party president of MPC, ZNP’s close ally.

Congress moving closer and closer to victory… question mark.

Currently leading: Congress: 13 MNF: 2 UDA: 1

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11:25 AM

Two of the guys I was… urmmm… "smiling" with last night, both their dads just won!!! Whooopieee! Just called them up to congratulate them, and I guess tonight there will be a lot more "smiles" to celebrate this occasion!

Congress already won 9 seats, and leading in 6. Mumbai Mizos looking forward to lots and lots of smiles

Currently leading: Congress: 15 MNF: 2 UDA: 1

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11:40 AM

10 seats out of total 40 seats won by Congress so far. Called up home. Mom is sad because dad is hardcore Congress so he’s going to spend the whole day making fun of mom who told him earlier that Congress will never make a come back! Hahaha! Funny parents! Cute too!

Currently leading: Congress: 16 MNF: 3 UDA: 1

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11:55 AM

Close call for Congress President Pu Lalthanhawla. Won South Tuipui constituency by 96 votes, and won Serchhip constituency by 952 votes! He reminds me of Narendra Modi - Inspite of so much negative campaigning and controversies about him, the people still voted him to power.

Ps. Have I told you that whenever he used to come over to our house, dude always use MY toilet? Coz apparently all the other toilets in our house are too low for him, so he finds my loo comfortable! Hmmm… future CM or not, he stunk up my loo a lot. Grrrr.

Currently leading: Congress: 17 MNF: 3 UDA: 0

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12:10 PM

MNF supremo and current CM Pu Zoramthanga lost in Champhai North constituency. Things are not looking good for MNF. Called up home and the report there is Congress unofficially taking 16 seats now, officially 13, with zero seats so far by any other parties! Are we seeing a clean sweep?

Counting is still going on at my locality Chaltlang (Aizawl North-I constituency), which was once considered an MNF stronghold. It would be interesting to see that result.

Currently leading: Congress: 16 MNF: 4 UDA: 0

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12:35 PM

This just in. Chaltlang sees a new Congress MLA! Congress wins Aizawl North-I ending speculations that Chaltlang is an MNF stronghold. Pu Romawia (INC) beat two times winner Higher & Technical Minister Dr. Lalzama (MNF) in Aizawl North-I constituency. My good friend Pu Manzuala (IND) came in fourth

Aizawl North-II also goes to Congress. Pu H.Liansailova won by 266 votes. Aizawl North III has just been won by Pu Lalthanhawla's brother (INC) according to telephonic report.

Currently leading: Congress: 19 MNF: 5 UDA: 1

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12:55 PM

Starting to get more and more difficult working and updating blog at the same time. Calling up home every 5 mins. Dad says he wish everyday’s like today so that I can call home these many times in one single day. Aaaargh the sarcasm kills me softly!

17 confirmed wins by Congress so far. Almost there at the halfway mark and still no sign of any other parties! What a landslide this may turn out to be!

Currently leading: Congress: 21 MNF: 3 UDA: 1

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1:15 PM

Over a 100 Google Alerts for "Mizo" and "Mizoram" sitting in my inbox during just these past 3 hours! I know what they’re all going to say.

Select all. Mark all as read. Wish life was this simple.

Finally UDA and MNF won 1 seat each (Hrangturzo and East Tuipui respectively) Congress 20 seats ahead. lolz.

Currently leading: Congress: 21 MNF: 4 UDA: 1

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1:30 PM

Lunch time, and I still can’t eat. Am too excited to eat. Glued to LIVE coverage and update on the net.

Currently leading: Congress: 21 MNF: 4 UDA: 1

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1:50 PM

Faulty online polls!

misual.com:
MNF – 42 %
UDA – 38 %
INC – 16 %

lawrkhawm.com:
UDA – 43 %
MNF – 32 %
INC – 25 %

buannel.com:
UDA – 41 %
INC – 30 %
MNF – 27 %
sample size: 1041

Here’s another interesting link from e-Mizoram: Opinion Poll by Zalen.

MNF – 47.42 %
INC – 38.08 %
UDA – 8.63 %


From the looks of it, nobody got it right… but then, maybe the battle is not yet over too. Me hungry!!!

Currently leading: Congress: 25 MNF: 3 UDA: 2

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2:00 PM

Need… food.
Must… eat.

BRB after Congress wins.

21 confirmed seats for INC. Hehehe.

Currently leading: Congress: 26 MNF: 3 UDA: 2

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2:30 PM

Wanna place a bet that Congress won’t win? I wonder which will have higher odds: Congress not winning now, or BJP winning before the count took place?

Congress still at 21, 1 seat past the halfway mark, and leading in 6 others. UDA took a second seat (Aizawl West-I: Pu Lalduhawma the man himself!). MNF still at one. Sad…

Pu Hawla is dancing, I’m sure. So’s the entire Hawla family. Good for them.

Currently leading: Congress: 27 MNF: 3 UDA: 2

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3:30 PM

Back from lunch. What did I miss? Ah. CM Pu Zoramthanga will hand in his resignation today ("You can’t fire me, I quit!" types) Must be quite embarrassing for him, being reduced to not even an MLA after serving two terms as CM.

MNF got 4 seats finally, while the much hyped UDA is still at 2. Congress is now at 24 while leading in 4 others. Clear Congress victory indeed.

Currently leading: Congress: 28 MNF: 5 UDA: 2

Ps. Currently this post is the hottest link among blogs in the past 12 hours related to Mizoram according to this Google Trends report (may change if you view this link later). Just wanna say thank you to you all!

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3:45 PM

One of the most admired Politicians, Brigadier T.Sailo (President of MPC) just won Aizawl West-II constituency. Congrats to him. With that, every Party Leader won at least one seat each, except for our outgoing CM. Oh, the shame!

Currently leading: Congress: 28 MNF: 5 UDA: 2

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4:40 PM

Still no change in the count. Still 10 seats remaining. Reason? People counting the votes in Mizoram are on their thingpui/kuhva-hring break! Ah good ‘ol Mizoram.


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5:25 PM

Things moving slowly now. With the results of the last few votes taking time to be announced, not many are restless as it is clear who’s going to form the next government. Strong anti-incumbency factor indeed.

Confirmed seats so far according to Election Commission of India Congress: 29 MNF: 3 UDA: 3 MDF: 1 (Maraland Democratic Front) 4 seats remaining.

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6:15 PM

Still waiting. One more seat left. MNF leading in that. Ah, even if MNF wins, pyrrhic victory, how sweet is thine calling…

Confirmed seats so far: Congress: 31 MNF: 3 ZNP: 2 MPC: 2 MDF: 1

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7:15 PM

And that’s it. It’s finally over! Congress forms the next Mizoram Government bagging 32/40 seats, an undisputed 80% majority. Once again, opinion polls were wrong and once again political pundits committed a blunder. While all eyes were on UDA and MNF, Congress made a killing that would be remembered for a long time in Mizoram’s history.

FINAL COUNT: Congress: 32 MNF: 3 ZNP: 2 MPC: 2 MDF: 1

Well done Congress! w00t w00t w00t !!!

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9:00 PM

Last update, while all the celebrations are taking place… A list of all the people who made it.

	Elected	Constituency	Party
01.	Lalrinmawia Ralte	Hachhek	INC
02.	Lalrobiaka	DAMPA	INC
03.	John Rotluangliana	Mamit	INC
04.	Hmingdailova Khiangte	Tuirial	INC
05.	P.C.Zoramsangliana	Kolasib	INC
06.	K.Lalrinthanga	Serlui	INC
07.	R.L.Pianmawia	Tuivawl	INC
08.	Chawngtinthanga	Chalfilh	INC
09.	R.Lalzirliana	Tawi	INC
10.	R.Romawia	Aizawl North I	INC
11.	H.Liansailova	Aizawl North II	INC
12.	Lal Thanzara	Aizawl North III	INC
13.	R.Lalrinawma	Aizawl East I	INC
14.	Lalsawta	Aizawl East II	INC
15.	Lalduhawma	Aizawl West I	ZNP
16.	Brig. T.Sailo	Aizawl West II	MPC
17.	R.Selthuama	Aizawl West III	INC
18.	K.Liantlinga	Aizawl South I	ZNP
19.	Col. Z.S.Zuala	Aizawl South II	INC
20.	K.S.Thanga	Aizawl South III	INC
21.	H.Rohluna	Lengteng	INC
22.	Lalrinliana Sailo	Tuichang	INC
23.	TT Zothansanga	Champhai North	INC
24.	JH Rothuama	Champhai South	INC
25.	B.Lalthlengliana	East Tuipui	MNF
26.	Lal Thanhawla	Serchhip	INC
27.	K.Lianzuala	Tuikum	INC
28.	Lalthansanga	Hrangturzo	MPC
29.	Lal Thanhawla	South Tuipui	INC
30.	P.C.Laltlanliana	Lunglei North	INC
31.	Joseph Lalhlimpuia	Lunglei East	INC
32.	Dr. R.Lalthangliana	Lunglei West	MNF
33.	S.Laldingliana	Lunglei South	INC
34.	Zodintluanga	Thorang	INC
35.	Nihar Kanti Chakma	West Tuipui	INC
36.	Nirupam Chakma	Tuichawng	INC
37.	C.Ramhluna	Lawngtlai West	MNF
38.	H.Zothangliana	Lawngtlai East	INC
39.	S.Hiato	Saiha	INC
40.	PP Thawla	Palak	MDF

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9:50 PM

Just realized - that’s 12 straight hours of me updating this post with the Elections result! And yet my work was never affected. Thank God I mastered the art of "working smart" rather than "working hard" @ IIMB. lolz.

Cheers to my boss who gave me permission to LIVE blog from work. See y’all amigos.

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Chp 214. Ronaldo’s HANDS of God

Too much misery and sadness recently. We need to cheer up.



[Image source: Mumbai Mirror December 1 2008 - Pg 25]


Oh the new low he can go to
Just when you think he’s done it all.
New tricks and guile he can do
Like using his hands to slam in the ball!

Oh the entertainment he brings
Truly gifted quick feet and such a pace.
Maybe not an entertainer who sings
But when it comes to acting, he’s a real ace!

Oh his infamous twinkle l’il toes
The speed of the game his feet truly enhance.
With fancy footwork there he goes…
Do remind him this aint "So you think you can dance".

I do kinda admit, he is cool.
A lot of fine young ladies he enthralls
But pray, tell him to be careful
Because I just shake my TV and there he falls!

Chances of being fined is slim
But will this make the FA re-think?
Nah they will never touch him
After all, all he has to do is just wink.


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Funny is reading Alex Ferguson coming to Ronaldo’s defense.

goal.com

1. "I've watched it again and he's trying to protect the ball hitting his face."
   
   
2. "He also thought he heard the whistle."
   
   
3. "It's not as if he's thrown a hand at the ball to deflect it away or punch it towards goal, it simply hit his hands."
   
   
4. "If it had been outside the box, the referee would just have given a free-kick, nothing else. The crowd played their part of course and he got sent off."

errrr… soooo many excuses! I guess they all happened at the same time. He should have also added that witchdoctors in Timbuktu were casting a black spell over him while at the same time terrorists among the spectators threw a penny at him to protest about illegal seal hunting hence making him handle the ball! I mean, as long as we’re on an excuse roll here, he should have continued with the flow. You won’t find an opportunity like this again

For this particular post, I will not write much. Let my pictures do all the talking [credits given to original image sources]

Maybe Ronaldo needs to find a new career, as he clearly has non-football related skills. How would he fare in other sports?

Volleyball? Maybe!


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Basketball too!!!


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He wouldn’t fare badly in water polo either.


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He can also become a famous martial arts videogame character!.


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Actually, come to think about it, basketball may not be a great idea after all…


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Cheers, and Flame on!!!

Feel free to digg if you like this post or not a Manure Fan

Chp 213. Mumbai Burning

Technology sure has changed the way we communicate.

We no longer rely on the cranky AIR radio or the sometimes biased Television News network as our source of information. First there was the mobile phone, where smsing bridged the divide among many people.

Now there is twitter.

With the vast number of people twitting simultaneously about the latest Mumbai news, TV channels have definitely taken a back seat.

101 dead so far according to CNN-IBN. Utterly horrifying!

As for me, I stayed in office last night. Unlike other nights when we sometimes stay over in office the whole night due to project deadlines, last night was different. I stayed back because I didn’t want to take any chances. It was a completely different feeling.

Even at 5 in the morning I was still wide awake in office, watching the LIVE twitter updates and also the LIVE news streaming by CNN-IBN, while taking part in various discussion forums and battling the millions of mosquitoes biting me at the same time.

5 in the morning I could still see a lot of lights in the apartments around our office. Everybody’s glued to the TV. Seriously, who could sleep?

When we first heard the news around 10-11 pm last night, the news was "Two rival gang members shot at each other, no casualties" and we just shrugged it off. Oh how wrong that information turned out to be!!!

I called up the student and welfare leaders of our Mizo Association this morning and fortunately there were no Mizos among the victims.

Watching the death of so many innocent victims and top cops and encounter specialists really makes my blood boil. I can’t even find words venomous enough from my limited vocabulary to describe how I feel about those damn terrorists.

But if you really think about it, that’s exactly what these terrorists want. Put in fear and suspicion among the citizens.

I’m definitely staying in office for the rest of the day, until I get the green light. Kedar and the others are watching "Hotel Rwanda". Quite ironic. But I think that’s the mood all of us are in right now. I’ll go join them as soon as I publish this post.

Had Maggie for Brunch. Quite filling, although there is a strange emptiness and uneasiness in my stomach which is not due to hunger.

Speaking of lunch, my dabba didn’t come of course. Who cares. 6 Sigma status can hang. It’s the last thing on anyone’s mind. Likewise I went out to smoke a couple of hours ago. The street was deserted. I smoked at a place which was the safest place around my office. Health Minister Ramadoss’ diktat was the last thing on my mind.

Saw a couple of Army trucks patrolling last night. Reassuring, in a very melancholic way. Today there were a couple of helicopters hovering around the city. My colleague said the tension is worse than what he experienced during the communal riots of 92-93.

In the midst of all these, news are flashing of the terrorists managing to hijack two police vans and the police warning every Mumbaikar to stay away from the roads! Things are getting scarier and scarier.

More updates may come later.

I don’t know what’s wrong with me. A few years ago I would be itching to reach such destinations and witness the incidents with my own eyes. When Bangalore burnt, I was there walking amidst the burning tyres blogging about it. Now I am holed up as safely as I could be, not willing to take any risk. Could it be old age?



Let’s remember all those who died in our prayers.

Chp 212. Blood Red Sandman

Late 2004. That was when I started getting bored with orkut because there were just a handful of Indians in the social network site.

So I discovered blogging and the Mizo online community.

The first hurdle was selecting a good online nick, because I knew that online nicks were something people are associated with in the real world. Long before MIRC came into the scene, I was a chat addict at this chat application called Pearch or Perch… something like that. The nick I used back then was "silverchild". Those were the days Netscape was popular and Napster was a daily ritual.

But then I found out there were actually Khasis whose real names were Silverchild, Goldenboy and Aluminium-girl! (ok ok I exaggerated about the last one ) so I stopped using the name "Silverchild".

And then, in 2004 I discovered this amazinggg heavy metal band that changed my life in so many ways.

Lordi!!!!





Can you believe they never come out in public without their costumes on???

When my online friends ask me what inspired me to come up with a name like "Sandman", I tell them it’s because of my favorite song. And then everybody immediately think "Oh! Metallica’s Enter Sandman!"

errr… actually… no. I mean, I love that song of course, but the song that really really really pumped me up even till today, is "Blood Red Sandman" by Lordi.

As embedding is prohibited in many youtube Lordi music videos click here to go to youtube to watch this amazing video of "Blood Red Sandman".

I found one link which allowed embedding, but it is just the song, with static images of Lordi in the background. Play the video to listen to this awesome song.



Ah, those crazy Lordi days!

Before I continue any further, let me warn you that Lordi is NOT A SATANIC band, contrary to popular belief. Mr. Lordi himself has denounced this claim a hundred times. Sure they dress up like monsters whenever they go out in public, but as the band claimed, they were heavily influenced by KISS who too were infamous for their costumes and on-stage theatrics.

If you listen to their lyrics carefully, you’ll immediately know it’s not one of those dark-wave Satan-praising Heaven-abusing occult bands. So for all the critics or wannabe Satanic worshippers out there, please stay away from Lordi. This is a band for true metal lovers.

In fact Mr.Lordi was making fun of the Devil and Satan worshippers in the song "Devil is a Loser", which is another fav song of mine.

You wanted power and you begged for fame
You wanted everything the easy way
You wanted gain without pain
Now your bill is in the mail
You got stronger but your mind got weak
You made a promise that you couldn't keep
You had it all - You lost more
It's all there in the fee

Cause the devil is a loser and he's my bitch
For better or for worse and you don't care which
Cause the devil is a loser and he's my bitch
Runnin' into trouble you skitch
He's my bitch.

Love the song.

Here’s a link to another youtube video of another favorite song.
= Hard Rock Halleluia =

Or view their LIVE performance of this song at Eurovision Song 2006, where they were declared the winners.



Another really good one! Here’s a male choir version of "Hard Rock Halleluia". Mr.Lordi even made a special appearance. Pretty good show!




To end this post, let me quote the lyrics from "Blood Red Sandman":

They called me the Leather Apron
They called me Smiling Jack
They prayed to the heavens above
That I would never ever come back

Can you hear how the children weep?
Chills of fear like a saw blade cutting deep...

Once again there is pain,
I bring flames,
I bring cold,
I'm the Blood Red Sandman coming home.
On this unholy night
I will make you my own,
Blood Red Sandman coming home again
I'm coming home again!

Yeah, that is me, soooo NOT going home for the Christmas Vacation

Chp 211. Celebrating India’s diversity

The Amazing Race Asia 3, with participants and race locations based in Asia, had two Indian teams on the race – one was eliminated on the fourth leg while the other Indian team lost in the first round itself.

Neena and Amit Rai [ source ]

Niroo and Kapil Asrani [ source ]

Niroo and Kapil were eliminated because the stupid car keys just wouldn’t come out…

The good thing about TARA3 is that it has a very high educational value for us Asians who I must say, are quite "politically incorrect" sometimes, which can be misinterpreted as racism on many occasions.

For example, most Indians utter the word "chinky" to describe people of oriental origin without knowing it has a very harsh and deep racist connotation, or think that people of such origin are all Chinese. Likewise, many people from South East Asia assume all Indians are just… Indians, you know, people who speak the same language, share the same cultural traditions etc. which is definitely not so!

We need to be more aware about what’s going on and how things are around us. Even if we don’t have any personal experiences to learn from, we can always learn it from the experiences of others.

Hence it is a great honor to meet one of the Indian participants of Amazing Race Asia-3 Kapil Asrani - a really funny chap and a colleague of my sister. I decided to interview him on the topic of Amazing Race and Racial differences/stereotypes that he experienced.

Kima: Hi Kapil, thanx again for sparing some time for me and my readers.
Kapil: The pleasure’s all mine Kima.


Kima: So who did you like the most during the race? (smiles)
Kapil: Tish. It has to be Tish. She’s extremely sweet and genuine.


Kima: What did you learn from this race?
Kapil: Number 1. If you don’t know where to go, don’t panic.
Number 2. Cockroaches look & feel even worse the morning after you’ve eaten them!



Kima: What is the one thing you have noticed in all the contestants?
Kapil: That everybody has their own unique weak point.


Kima: ok, let’s get down to racial topics now (smiles). What is the one thing you have noticed when it comes to racial identity?

Kapil: (smiles) Well, for starters, even though I was mentally prepared about the whole racial diversity and stuff, it still sounds odd sometimes when I hear the other contestants curse about the local language of a particular country and how they don’t understand the culture etc. Even though I tried to be as politically correct as possible, it was difficult putting on a straight face.


Were the reception and hospitality you received from the locals nice?

The locals were welcoming, but definitely, there was a preference that was displayed by everyone towards
1. People with similar features
2. (this is a big one) Women!


What do you think could be the reason for this?

Nobody was extremely nasty with us because we’re Indians, in fact some were quite fascinated because we didn’t look like your normal American backpackers, but to be fair, they didn’t know what to expect. Oh hell, we scared them to death too. East Asian countries all have very soft spoken people, and we definitely startled them with our loud behaviour. In any case, what counts is the welcome given to us, which was good, but others on the race had it a little easier.


Did people stare at you like how people over here stare at foreigners?

Oh yes, especially in Vietnam, we noticed a lot of stares, but Thailand, Taiwan etc. were extremely discreet and seemed comfortable with all kinds of people. But again, the polite behaviour stayed till the time we didn’t initiate contact. Once we tried to talk, some people found it funny and laughed at our face, while the others were so scared! But yes, the way we stare at foreigners in India is way above the degree of attention we got there.


Did you feel comfortable being with people of different races?

It was extremely difficult for us to bridge the gap created by the difference in cultures of our country & East Asia. But the people on the The Amazing Race were so cool, that everyone there accepted us irrespective of these differences. Everybody was so warm, welcoming and most importantly, genuine. That is something we really miss even among Indians. They speak and act with their heart, and nobody is afraid of the truth. Love & hate are both taken sportingly. Definitely, even though breaking in was difficult, we were quite comfortable once accepted.


What do you think is the main cause of this race groupism and divide we see in Asian countries?

Teams on the race from Malaysia, Singapore, Hongkong, Thailand, the Phillipines etc. were all on a similar plane, and even shared similar interests. They traveled so much within their sector that everyone knew each others’ cities, cultures etc. It’s only that their life is a far cry from ours. I think this divide is self created by the Indian sub continent & our rigid cultures. While they travel to each others’ countries, we fight with five of our seven neighbouring states. While they claim land from the sea, we take ten years to make a sea link. While they accept gays & swingers, we are yet to acknowledge the existence of a voluntary sex worker (they are rescued!!). No wonder they’ve moved on to better stuff, and we’re caught with regionalism, religion and politics!


Thank you so much for your time Kapil. If you had the chance to take part in this race again, would you?

Absofreakinglutely! Of course I would!





With that ended a great interview. Racial assimilation is tough, but sometimes it is the only solution to universal brotherhood. The other day my office decided to throw a cultural ethnic day and we were all told to come to office dressed in one of our traditional dresses.

Since I didn’t have any Mizo traditional dress like the ones below…

[ image source : kamat’s potpourri ]

[ image courtesy: father_sphinx ]

I decided to come to office in this:

Ah, that my friends, is unity in diversity. There you go. The perfect dress for the perfect interview!

Cheers to India’s rich diversity!

If you enjoy being in a diverse group or a fan of "The Amazing Race Asia" please feel free to digg this post!